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Cacoethes Scribendi: Have You Thanked A Veteran Today?

by Troy Stouffer

views: 118 | comments: 30

November 09, 2007 10:30 PM EST (featured date: November 09, 2007) — Veterans Day will be observed on Monday, November 12. Sadly for many in the population, Monday will be just another day that the banks and post office will be closed. Most offices will . . . more

What's your opinion: Could having all our forces tied up fighting "in" Iraq be the very thing they use against us to their advantage in the near future...?

by Donna M.

views: 34 | comments: 8

September 12, 2007 06:43 PM EDT (featured date: September 13, 2007) — I have found (and agree with) several comments and references on the internet, stating “ Gen. David Petraeus echoed many of George W. Bush's dubious arguments for fighting an open-ended . . . more

Life in Iraq... Seargent Nate Stone's NewsLetters from the Front. Vol 12 and 13... Subtitle..."If news hasn't hit you by now, the truck I was driving was hit by an IED "

by Matthew Emmett Townsend

views: 67 | comments: 14

September 11, 2007 10:57 PM EDT (featured date: September 13, 2007) — Friends, keep in mind as you read this I have not heard from Nate since Aug 26th, 2007... Emmett ---------Vol 12---------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 . . . more

Good Morning America! Pause to Remember

by David Smith

views: 104 | comments: 50

September 11, 2007 08:43 AM EDT (featured date: September 13, 2007) — As a proud member of your Armed Forces, I come to you this morning to ask a favor. I ask that we all spend a moment in our busy day to remember and solemnly say a prayer to whatever divine being . . . more

Life in Iraq... Seargent Nate Stone's NewsLetters from the Front. Vol 6 and 7...

by Matthew Emmett Townsend

views: 66 | comments: 10

September 05, 2007 11:28 PM EDT (featured date: September 06, 2007) — Dear Friends I suggest you have some tissues handy, no joke, not sad persay but the mist keeps forming when I reade these humble words and prayers and thoughts. ----------Vol 6---------------------- . . . more

Africa Genocide and Other Present Day Issues: Please Review

by Kimberly R.

views: 578 | comments: 17

September 05, 2007 01:27 PM EDT (featured date: September 06, 2007) — Hello, I wrote a Novel and entered it into the Romance gather Contest. My novel includes several present day conflicts/ problems that are going on in the world today: . . . more

SO what is wrong with articles about the war and the troops?

by Matthew Emmett Townsend

views: 31 | comments: 12

September 04, 2007 08:45 PM EDT (featured date: September 06, 2007) — Hummmm, I am not sure what is up... Do I smell bad? I mean realy. I posted the articles about my cousin in Iraq his words. and the first one had 28 people read it and comment... http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977092056 . . . more

The Toll - 9/2/07

by Dave McGill

views: 61 | comments: 18

September 02, 2007 02:13 PM EDT (featured date: September 06, 2007) — As the United States enters its month of introspective assessment with respect to Iraq, some good things seem to be happening. First and foremost, U.S. military deaths are down sharply. McClatchy Newspapers . . . more

Show your support! Who do you know in the armed services?

by Speedy - Support Veterans

views: 96 | comments: 22

August 08, 2007 12:48 PM EDT (featured date: August 09, 2007) — Do you have a friend, loved one, or family member who is on active duty? Show your support! Where is he or she currently serving? What do you miss most about that person? What would you . . . more

The Toll - 8/5/07

by Dave McGill

views: 44 | comments: 19

August 05, 2007 02:46 PM EDT (featured date: August 09, 2007) — Last week, the Department of Defense released the obituaries of 18 more military personnel killed in Iraq, ranging in age from 19 to 41. Eleven (61%) of the fallen heroes were killed by improvised . . . more

What is Kelly T. reading Now?

by Kelly T.

views: 34 | comments: 7

August 03, 2007 03:10 AM EDT (featured date: August 09, 2007) — Robert Stone! Just discovered him. He's a contemporary writer...has connections to other contemporaries like Ken Kesey. If you're a babyboomer - especially born between 1940 . . . more

A Guinness Record for Poor Taste

by Dave McGill

views: 79 | comments: 25

July 26, 2007 09:31 PM EDT (featured date: August 02, 2007) — A DISGRACEFUL PHOTO-OP: A presidential commission, a Congressional hearing and a lawsuit filed in San Francisco all combined to confront the administration with a perfect storm this week, regarding . . . more

The Toll - 7/29/07

by Dave McGill

views: 92 | comments: 37

July 29, 2007 02:24 PM EDT (featured date: August 02, 2007) — This week’s Toll may make for somewhat disturbing reading. Other than a slight drop in military fatalities, there has been little good news to report. According to Reuters, yesterday, the . . . more

Thank You!

by cda asfc

views: 29 | comments: 18

July 28, 2007 09:59 PM EDT (featured date: August 02, 2007) — I want to thank everyone who has helped me get to my goal of donating $25 to PVA. I was able to reach my goal today with a little extra. more

Why Do (Did) You Serve?

by cda asfc

views: 45 | comments: 4

July 24, 2007 11:21 PM EDT (featured date: July 27, 2007) — We all have our reasons on why we join(ed) our respective service. I have heard over the years why people decided to service. Some reasons were travel, education, and family tradition. I have even heard . . . more

Former Marine Angles to Honor Troops

by Donald H.

views: 11 | comments: 1

July 24, 2007 11:35 AM EDT (featured date: July 27, 2007) — Former Marine Angles to Honor Troops Samantha L. Quigley American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 19 -- For servicemembers, "Operation Open Arms" is all about fun in the southwestern . . . more

Without a Word

by April J.

views: 18 | comments: 12

July 23, 2007 10:31 PM EDT (featured date: July 27, 2007) — Without a word he speaks, the old man on the street. He tells of times afar, to him they are still clear. His eyes reflect the sorrow, of wartime come and gone. Pain and hardship etched . . . more

A Hero In My Life Contest Announcement

by Speedy - Support Veterans

views: 171 | comments: 21

July 13, 2007 05:05 PM EDT (featured date: July 19, 2007) — The "A Hero In My Life" contest in veterans.gather.com generated close to 100 superb entries about heroes from all walks of life. After the Gather community narrowed down their favorite top ten . . . more

The Toll - 7/15/07

by Dave McGill

views: 44 | comments: 17

July 15, 2007 12:55 PM EDT (featured date: July 19, 2007) — Last week, the Department of Defense released the obituaries of 24 military personnel killed in Iraq, ranging in age from 18 to 44. Improvised explosive devices (IED’s) accounted for 16 (67%) . . . more

A Soldier's Poet: Woodbine Willie

by Edward Nudelman

views: 821 | comments: 151

July 16, 2007 08:02 AM EDT (featured date: July 19, 2007) — POETRY CENTRAL Volume 3, Number 1 ~ A Soldier's Poet: Woodbine Willie~ You will not have heard of Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy, in all . . . more

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Owner: Troy Stouffer

Created: Nov 05, 2006

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